Posts by Jan Mansley
2022 Annual Appeal – A COMMITMENT THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN
The year 2021 has been challenging for everyone. Haiti, in particular has been hit even harder than many other countries in the world due to the political instability following the assassination of the President, a major earthquake that devastated our immediate community and gang violence that has erupted due to a VOID of governmental leadership. These…
Read MoreNOVA UPDATE SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
One month and 15 days have passed since the devastating earthquake struck the southern part of Haiti where NOVA Hope for Haiti’s clinics are located. Since that day, there have been a series of ongoing aftershocks including a 4.2 magnitude quake September 19th where the epicenter was just 20 miles from Cavaillon, site of our…
Read MoreNOVA UPDATE AUGUST 26, 2021
Over the weekend an engineer was able to assess the damage of our medical clinic in Cavaillon and the preliminary report is that our building does not have to be demolished and is salvageable! It is still uninhabitable until the second-floor porch is taken down and the interior stairs are reinforced, but our clinic will be operational…
Read MoreA response to the Assassination of Haiti’s President
NOVA Hope for Haiti’s mission is to provide primary medical care to people in Haiti who have no access to it otherwise. We are not affiliated to with any political movement in the US or Haiti, nor are we affiliated with any religious institution. Our mission is simply to provide medical care. We are saddened…
Read MoreCervical Cancer Screening Program
In November 2020, NOVA Hope for Haiti partnered with Hope for Haiti (hopeforhaiti.com) to train our medical staff on cervical cancer screening and prevention. Innovating Health International (IHI), a non-profit organization dedicated to treating chronic diseases and addressing women’s health issues in developing countries, traveled to NOVA’s clinic in Cavaillon to train our two organizations…
Read MoreNow More than Ever
Now more than ever, we all crave certainty. Now more than ever, we know what it’s like to feel fear caused by a new contagious disease. Now more than ever, we feel the insecurity caused by the economic impact of the pandemic. Poverty makes the people of Haiti feel this pain of insecurity all the…
Read MoreNOVA’s COVID-19 Directives
Beginning Monday, April 6th, NOVA will implement the following protocols: All operations will be moved to the Martineau clinic and the Boileau clinic will be closed for at least four weeks We will work with the staff to ensure that chronic care patients from Boileau can still get care they need at Martineau. We will…
Read MoreNOVA’s plan for clinic operations regarding COVID 19 pandemic
As COVID-19 is causing incredible difficulties here in the US despite the immense resources we have, you can imagine how potentially devastating it could be in Haiti which has such a fragile healthcare system. Members of the Executive Committee and Board have been working diligently to determine the steps NOVA needs to take to protect…
Read MoreNOVA’s staff takes early education initiative to confront COVID-19 pandemic
In early March, NOVA Hope for Haiti’s staff initiated early prevention educational sessions at both the Boileau and Martineau clinics regarding the COVID 19 virus. Dr. Nixon spent time teaching attendees on the proper way to wash hands, maintain social distancing and discussed the hygiene protocols that the clinics implemented to prevent the spread of…
Read MoreCasino Night 2020 – a SOLD OUT SUCCESS!
A huge thank you to everyone who came out and supported NOVA’s Casino Night celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of our permanent medical clinic in Haiti. A special Thank You especially to our sponsors and donors who generously made this event a huge success. It was a great night with over 100 baskets, grand prizes, silent…
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